Eating Disorders:

1. Anorexia Nervosa: An eating disorder characterized by extreme and dangerous weight loss through voluntary starvation. It is mainly caused by a distorted body image and a fear of becoming overweight. Derived from the Latin “anorexis nervosus”, meaning “nervous lack of appetite”.

2. Bulimia Nervosa: An eating disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating followed by purging, excessive exercising or fasting, to prevent from weight gain. The name is derived from the Greek “boulimia”, meaning “ravenous hunger”.

3. Binge Eating Disorder: An eating disorder characterized by repeated episodes of eating large amounts of food in a short period of time, usually accompanied by feelings of guilt, shame, disgust and/or lack of control. The term is derived from the Latin “bingidus”, meaning “excessive consumption”.

6. Orthorexia Nervosa: An eating disorder characterized by an obsessive focus on eating healthy foods and a fear of eating unhealthy foods, which can lead to a reduction in variety and an over-restriction in food intake. The term is derived from the Greek “ortho,” meaning “correct” or “corrective” and “rexis” meaning “appetite”.

7. Pica: An eating disorder characterized by the excessive ingestion of non-nutritive substances such as paint, plaster, grass, wax, paper, soap and clay. The term is derived from the Latin “pica,” meaning “to feed like a magpie”.

8. Rumination Syndrome: An eating disorder characterized by the repetitive physical act of regurgitating partially digested food, which is then re-chewed and re-swallowed. The term is derived from the Latin “ruminare,” meaning “to chew the cud”.

9. Compulsive Overeating: An eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of overeating, which can lead to feelings of guilt, shame and distress. The term derives from the Latin “compulsus”, meaning “urged or driven by impulse”.